Digest: This Act requires OHCS to make a mediation program for all evictions. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish an eviction mediation program. Requires residential landlords to provide information about the program in termination notices. Requires parties to eviction to participate in the program. Amends eviction mediation and settlement procedures. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Appropriates moneys to the department for the program.
Allows tenants to use nonattorneys in eviction proceedings and allows the prevailing party to recover nonattorney costs.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. .

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 105.105, 90.391, 105.146, 105.137, 105.113, 105.135, 105.145, 105.148, 105.163, 105.164, 105.130, 90.255